We the undersigned do not support the Garden Parkway toll road, (STIP Project U-3321). We are opposed to the Garden Parkway because North Carolina has many more pressing transportation needs than a toll road that the Department of Transportation concedes will actually increase traffic on I-85 an take jobs away from North Carolina and Gaston County. If constructed, the North Carolina taxpayer would have to commit $35 million annually for 40 years to the unwanted project. This $1.4 billion principal and interest subsidy would be necessary because tolls will not cover the cost of construction or operation.
I have been spending my evenings digging through the official budget projections and the numbers do not add up for our community. This project threatens the future of our local landscape and I will not stop digging until we get some real answers about where our tax money is going.
March 27, 2012
Seeing this kind of momentum feels like a weight lifting off my chest because it proves I am not the only one fighting for our community. This project threatens our homes and our local economy but your energy gives me the strength to keep pushing until they listen.
6 Comments
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Mike Wong
14 years ago
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This is a huge waste of our tax dollars. Fixing the existing roads is a better use of money than building a toll road nobody asked for.
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Linda Anderson
14 years ago
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Gaston county deserves better than this. Keep our tax money out of this disaster.
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David Tate
14 years ago
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40 years of debt? are you kidding me?? NC has way bigger problems than this toll road.
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Brenda Verma
14 years ago
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Fix the potholes on the streets we already have before thinking about new toll roads.
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Kevin Abbott
14 years ago
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TOTAL WASTE OF MONEY! Nobody wants this road and it will just mess up traffic on 85 even worse. Cancel it now.
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Sarah Bell
14 years ago
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Ridiculous. We already pay enough in taxes and now they want to charge us to drive on a road that we helped build? Stop this project.
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We the undersigned do not support the Garden Parkway toll road, (STIP Project U-3321). We are opposed to the Garden Parkway because North Carolina has many more pressing transportation needs than a toll road that the Department of Transportation concedes will actually increase traffic on I-85 an take jobs away from North Carolina and Gaston County. If constructed, the North Carolina taxpayer would have to commit $35 million annually for 40 years to the unwanted project. This $1.4 billion principal and interest subsidy would be necessary because tolls will not cover the cost of construction or operation.
I have been spending my evenings digging through the official budget projections and the numbers do not add up for our community. This project threatens the future of our local landscape and I will not stop digging until we get some real answers about where our tax money is going.
March 27, 2012
Seeing this kind of momentum feels like a weight lifting off my chest because it proves I am not the only one fighting for our community. This project threatens our homes and our local economy but your energy gives me the strength to keep pushing until they listen.
6 Comments
M
Mike Wong
14 years ago
Featured
This is a huge waste of our tax dollars. Fixing the existing roads is a better use of money than building a toll road nobody asked for.
L
Linda Anderson
14 years ago
Featured
Gaston county deserves better than this. Keep our tax money out of this disaster.
D
David Tate
14 years ago
Featured
40 years of debt? are you kidding me?? NC has way bigger problems than this toll road.
B
Brenda Verma
14 years ago
Featured
Fix the potholes on the streets we already have before thinking about new toll roads.
K
Kevin Abbott
14 years ago
Featured
TOTAL WASTE OF MONEY! Nobody wants this road and it will just mess up traffic on 85 even worse. Cancel it now.
S
Sarah Bell
14 years ago
Featured
Ridiculous. We already pay enough in taxes and now they want to charge us to drive on a road that we helped build? Stop this project.
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This is a huge waste of our tax dollars. Fixing the existing roads is a better use of money than building a toll road nobody asked for.